John Burn

British rower (1884–1958)
Person human Q1997099
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John Burn

Summary

John Burn is a human[1]. Born in Richmond[2], he… he was born on +1884-06-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Bognor Regis[4]. He died on +1958-08-28T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a military physician[6] and rower[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Richmond[2], John Burn…
  • John Burn passed away in Bognor Regis[4].
  • John Burn was born on +1884-06-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Burn died on +1958-08-28T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Burn held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • John Burn held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10].
  • John Burn's professions included military physician[6].
  • John Burn's professions included rower[7].
  • John Burn was educated at University of Cambridge[11].
  • John Burn is recorded as male[12].
  • John Burn's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • John Burn's military branch is recorded as British Army[14].
  • John Burn's sport is recorded as rowing[15].
  • John Burn's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02r2s70[16].
  • John Burn's family name is recorded as Burn[17].
  • John Burn's given name is recorded as John[18].
  • John Burn's participant in is recorded as rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – men's eight[19].
  • John Burn's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • John Burn's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as bu/john-burn-1[21].
  • John Burn's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+78'}[22].
  • John Burn's World Rowing rower ID is recorded as 27495[23].
  • John Burn's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000054698511973[24].
  • John Burn's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Burn-392[25].
  • John Burn's Olympic.org athlete ID is recorded as john-burn[26].
  • John Burn's Prabook ID is recorded as 2236933[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Burn's place of birth was Richmond[2]. He was born on +1884-06-25T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

John Burn's education included a stint at University of Cambridge[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include military physician[6] and rower[7].

Death and Burial

John Burn died on +1958-08-28T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Bognor Regis[4].

Why It Matters

John Burn ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was John Burn born?

John Burn was born in Richmond[2].

Where did John Burn die?

John Burn passed away in Bognor Regis[4].

What did John Burn do for work?

John Burn worked as military physician[6] and rower[7].

Where did John Burn go to school?

John Burn was educated at University of Cambridge[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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